Monday, April 09, 2007
At the coffeeshopMy friends and I went to Haig Road for lunch one day. We chatted merrily and complained about the weather. Fairuz then declares that she is hungry.
Fai: Dalah, im
starvinggg! Do you guys remember which satay i like? Mutton or beef?
Me and Hanisah: Mutton.
Not long afterwards, Fai comes back to the table with a greedy twinkle in her eyes.
Fai: I ordered 15 sticks. (insert cutesy grin) I dah tak kisah okay im soo lapar!
The three of us then continue our bitching/teasing/giggling until our food arrives. We then proceed to share a nice time over lunch.
Hanisah: Fai, taste the mee (very red Indian mee goreng) its very nice!
Fai: You da tebiat?? You nak I mati?? No way!
Hanisah: Just tryyy.. It's not pedas at all.. Really.
Fai: Ohhh no I'm not trusting you after that Roti John!!
Me: She's right Fai, it's not pedas..
After another 2 hours or so of persuasion, she comes round and decides to try the mee.
Fai: (chews cautiously) Ehh. It's not bad tau.. Lagi?
And so Fai steals the mee, proudly overcoming her fear of red food. Mark your calendars, Fai converted on the 7th of April!! Anyway, back to the story. Fai gets sick of mee and returns to her beloved satay. On her tenth stick or so, she wrinkles her eyebrows and makes an announcement.
Fai: You know what. I don't think this is the one I like tau.. I think I like kambing, not mutton.
Me and Hanisah burst out laughing at her silliness, clutching our tummies and growing abs.
Fai: Huh? What's the joke?
Which causes more squeals of amusement.
Me: Repeat what you said!
Fai: (confused look) I just said that I don't like mutton. I prefer kambing. That's all.
Hanisah and I milked every second of her dumbness for our entertainment. She probably would have never found out that mutton=kambing and kambing=mutton if she hadn't been told.
fai u made my day(:
-aysha
sometimes i get very pretty dreams. some things may be so simple yet they are the things that make life nicer. and they make problems all the more worth getting through.
i feel happy dreaming of the calm and wind at the beach. and i feel happy to see my mummy smile at me. and i love the way the fan blows into my face and makes me sleepy in an instant. i love the smell of rain and aircon and whiteboard markers and coffee. i love the feeling of finallyyy getting something that ive always wanted sooo much.
sometimes i just know what i love, what i cherish, what i treasure and what i want. what i want on wednesday, what i want for others and what i want in life.
so what if i want something so much, but no one else agrees that i should have it..?
how do people
live with wanting things they might not necessarily be allowed to have?
-aysha